As Japan enters the rainy season, a period traditionally considered a slow time for tourism, travelers are finding new opportunities to enjoy discounted trips, with destinations such as Atami gaining popularity and local governments offering travel subsidies and weather-linked promotions. (News On Japan)

A gigantic Chinese-made hose measuring about 150 meters in length, up to 2 meters in diameter, and weighing an estimated 300 tons has washed ashore on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, prompting local authorities to launch a large-scale removal operation. (News On Japan)

U.S. coffee giant Starbucks is considering selling its Japan business, with Bloomberg reporting that the company has begun preliminary talks with investment banks and that any deal could be worth between 400 billion yen and 500 billion yen. (News On Japan)

The Indian Ocean site is "far beyond anything we had imagined", one researcher says.

The Indian Ocean site is "far beyond anything we had imagined", one researcher says.

A night of disorder in Belfast saw people forced to flee their homes, in protests that followed a knife attack in the north of the city.

India's government said three Indian sailors were missing and 21 crew had been rescued after the hit on the Settebello off the coast of Oman.

The fresh strikes come after weeks of relative calm in the restive border region between the two countries.

Thr ruling overturns a lower court's decision on Monday ordering the release of the crown princess's 29-year-old son.

Thr ruling overturns a lower court's decision on Monday ordering the release of the crown princess's 29-year-old son.

Nine of them were killed in a series of attacks in the town of Tayr Debba, according to Lebanon's state news agency.

Nine of them were killed in a series of attacks in the town of Tayr Debba, according to Lebanon's state news agency.

The Microsoft co-founder has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing or knowledge of his former associate's illegal activity.

Somali referee Omar Artan was denied entry to the United States because of his "association with suspected members of terror organisations," says a US official.

The Wang Fuk Court blaze last year was the deadliest that Hong Kong had seen in 70 years, killing 168 people.

The US president has angered some fans by using the images of characters like Pikachu and Naruto.

Investigators are expected to soon release an update on the crash, which killed 260 people last year.

The US president warns Iran "will have to pay the price" for taking too long to agree a deal, after Tehran vows retaliation to any attacks.

Ukraine's military also says it has struck a Russian oil refinery and a "shadow fleet" oil tanker in the Black Sea.

Ukraine's military also says it has struck a Russian oil refinery and a "shadow fleet" oil tanker in the Black Sea.